Introduction

Abstract

AbstractThough often genetically only remotely related (and in some cases totally unrelated), the Balkan languages share sets of typological features. Their nominal case systems are disintegrated and their verbal systems are analytical to a considerable degree. They have a general tendency towards explicit marking of grammatical functions with specific uninflected function words,1 and towards uniformity of morphological markers.2 As pointed out by Sandfeld (1930:6), moving through the territory covered by these languages, one notices that often only the lexicon and the inflections change, while the “manner of expression” remains the same.KeywordsRelative ClauseSubordinate ClauseDefinite ArticleRomance LanguageTypological FeatureThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.